Could your electric blanket be harming your marriage? Perhaps it’s not something you’ve thought about. Would you be prepared to give it up, if it was causing problems? While I’m not against modern appliances and certainly enjoy the benefits of some conveniences, like heating now there is a nip in the air here in Australia, I do wonder about electric blankets.
No, we don’t have an electric blanket and have never had one. Quite simply we’ve never felt the need. I always tell people ‘I married mine.’
When we moved to the colder climate of Orange, people told us we’d soon change our minds and buy an electric blanket. We didn’t.
I’ve heard so many people who have differences over the electric blanket. One wants it one a lower or higher setting than their spouse does. A disagreement ensues. I assume this is the type of conflict that led to manufacturers making two controls. Even that wouldn’t solve the problem really. I love getting into bed at night, where Mick and I cuddle up together in the middle of the bed. I can’t think of a better way of getting warm without having to rely on wires and other unnatural means.
One woman I know said she never had an electric blanket till after her husband died. Then she said, ‘I needed something to keep me warm when he was no longer there.’
Could it be too easy to turn the electric blanket up higher rather than using natural body head from cuddling together I wonder. If so, that has surely got to have a negative impact on marriage. It puts a distance between a couple that doesn’t need to be there.
Electric blankets, good thing or bad, what do you think? For us, we’ll stick with the tried and true natural method of warming each other.
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